Knowledge of the process of preparing a proposal for research but not of applying for research grants

Time investment: a few weeks

Novelty of approach: uploading of proposals-in-the-raw to a public site where they can be co-operatively edited by members of the research team, and exposed to peer-review (with a small "P"), before being submitted to the research fund granting agency.

The Research Grant Composition Group is an on-line resource created to assist in the production of quality research grant-applications. This resource will assist in the development of learning groups organized around real problems of research practice by internally showcasing best-practices and providing access to useful outside resources and expertise.

This Learning Group offers learning activities to assist researchers in formulating proposals to be successfully offered to funding / grant foundations / agencies. Resources are shared and edited to meet the needs of all researchers with an initial focus on research in the areas of Construction Engineering and Topic:Education. The first Research Grant Composition Group,the Construction Engineering Research Grant Group is working on preparing grants in the area of Construction Engineering.

You can also read about the Wikiversity:Learning model. Steps should focus on learning activities for Wikiversity participants wishing to improve their grant acceptance ratios. This Learning Material in the Learning Projects can be used by multiple projects. For example, the Research Project proposal has many elements in common with Research Grant Application. We will therefore co-operate with other departments and use the same learning resource.